Encyclopedia of Islam 2nd ed.A comprehensive reference resource on the Islamic World — not only for the religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live. Articles discuss distinguished Muslims of every age and land; tribes and dynasties; crafts and sciences; political and religious institutions; the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries; and the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities.
In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries.